The Middle East Protests and the Depiction of Muhammad

By now you probably have heard about the fiasco developing in the Middle East regarding muslim protests against a movie that "insults Islam". If you have not I will spare you the work yourself with a quick rundown. Basically, some low budget film  called "Innocence of Muslims" created by an Egyptian U.S. citizen depicts their precious Prophet Muhammed as some big player who likes to molest children and as a result, nearly every freaking country in the Middle East is having an oversized period.

The Problem that Is Religion

Let's face it, religion is an enormous aspect in our society. You can hardly go a day without seeing a servant of God praising his every doing or a convinced atheist posting under an arguable YouTube video calling out religious nuts for being Nazis. It's part of life and it won't go away anytime soon nor will people want it to go away. We are stuck with it. From the dawn of time, the human race has placed their trust in godly beings to guide them to a successful life style. They've been the thing to lean on through troubling times and the scapegoat for wicked acts. While religion has been under debate for thousands of years, the premise of it is actually a great thing. But why is it such a complete suck fest? And what are the flaws behind it?